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August 1, 2002, 17-year-old Jacque Marris was parked at a well-known spot in Quartz Hill, CA overlooking Palmdale. She was with her friend, Frank, and just after midnight a man approached them with a gun. He tied Frank's hands to the steering wheel and his head to the headrest. He was about to tie Jacque up but in a last minute decision he decided to take her instead. He forced her into a nearby white ford bronco (not OJ's), and when she got in she noticed a pair of legs next to her. She initially thought it was a dead body but it was actually 16-year-old honor student: Tamara Brooks. For the next 12 hours these strangers would become the most important people in each other's lives.  Produced by Jacob Hollabaugh Join our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠ for bonus episodes, check out our ⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠ for merch, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠TikTok,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠YouTube Sponsors: ⁠⁠Mood⁠⁠: Use code THEWORST for 20% off your first order. ⁠⁠Happy Mammoth⁠⁠: Use code THEWORST for 15% off your first order Quince: Visit ⁠⁠Quince.com/theworst⁠⁠ for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order Better Help: Visit ⁠⁠BetterHelp.com/PATW⁠⁠ to get 10% off your first month Factor Meals: ⁠⁠factormeals.com/worst50⁠⁠  use code worst50 to get 50% off your first  box plus 20% off your next month ZocDoc: ⁠⁠ZocDoc.com/worst⁠⁠ Uncommon Goods: Visit ⁠⁠UncommonGoods.com/worst⁠⁠ for 15% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices